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Sunday, 19 February 2012

Federer and Azarenka stemrolled through tournament to seize titles

Roger Federer breezed past Juan Martin Del Potro to take the title in Rotterdam in straight sets 6-1, 6-4.

Federer took his first title of this season in a straightforward encounter easing to a 5-0 lead in the first set.Del Potro managed to hold one service game but in the end he succumbed to Federer’s master class as the Swiss man took the set in 34 minutes.

Del Potro did have chances in the match but failed to take any of his seven break points.Federer on the other hand did not let any of his chances go as he broke the Argentine in the fifth game of the second set and continued in formidable fashion to take the match at the third time of asking in one hour and 26 minutes.Federer has now managed to win at least one ATP World Tour Title in a season 12 years in a row.

In the Qatar Total Open Victoria Azarenka faced Sam Stosur for the sixth time in her career and for the sixth time in a row as she beat the Australian without losing a set.

Azarenka looked invincible even with her ankle injury that she sustained in her semi final match.The injury focused Azarenka’s mind as she only made eight unforced errors compared to Stosur’s 25.Azarenka dominated with her forehand taking Stosur’s weapons away from her as she won the match 6-1, 6-2 and looking like a very worthy world number one.